About His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde

At the invitation of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong and his wife, King Philippe of Belgium and Queen paid a State visit to Vietnam from March 31 to April 4, 2025.

The King previously visited Vietnam in 1993, 2003 and 2012 as Crown Prince Philippe.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium was born on January 20, 1973 in Brussels (Belgium). She has a Master's degree in Psychology from the Catholique de Louvain University; a Bachelor's degree in Speech Therapy from the Haute École Léonard de Vinci University.

She visited Vietnam in 2012 as Princess of Belgium with Crown Prince Philippe and in 2023 as Honorary President of UNICEF Belgium. The Queen loves Vietnam and enjoys visiting Vietnamese localities.

Vietnam and the Kingdom of Belgium officially established diplomatic relations on March 22, 1973, just two months after the Paris Agreement was signed.

Over the past 50 years, bilateral relations between the two countries have been continuously strengthened and developed well in all fields, especially politics-diplomacy, trade, agriculture, education and training, science-technology cooperation, development cooperation... at the federal, regional and community levels.

Notably, in 2018, the two countries established a Strategic Partnership in the field of agriculture - an important milestone in diplomatic relations between the two countries.

In October 2023, the Belgian House of Representatives passed a Resolution on supporting Vietnamese Agent Orange victims. This is the first time a foreign parliament has passed this Resolution, thereby contributing to promoting the international community's attention and calling on countries to support Vietnamese Agent Orange victims./.

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Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/vai-net-ve-nha-vua-vuong-quoc-bi-philippe-va-hoang-hau-mathilde-post1023699.vnp